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BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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From hurricane escape to flooded fate
Dover residents say flooding worse than Melissa, blame lack of drain cleaning
BY TAMOY ASHMAN Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
Judge expected to decide on start date today
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:22 AM
Adjournment in gang trial might be ‘demanded’, says lawyer
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN — How to Thrive in an Uncertain Future
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN — How to Thrive in an Uncertain Future
October 17, 2021
There are many definitions of the word 'sustainable' but one of the simplest and most profound in relation to design is the intersection of three key ...
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN — How to Thrive in an Uncertain Future
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN — How to Thrive in an Uncertain Future
October 17, 2021
There are many definitions of the word 'sustainable' but one of the simplest and most profound in relation to design is the intersection of three key ...
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Stop Living A Financial Fantasy
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Stop Living A Financial Fantasy
October 16, 2021
There are women who live in a perpetual state of denial. They tell themselves and others around them untruths about who they are by adopting a false s...
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Designing your home sustainably
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Designing your home sustainably
October 16, 2021
While our athletes stood on the podium in Tokyo, and our entire nation beamed with pride, the designer in me couldn't help but also celebrate Japan fo...
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Everyday Ways To Save Money
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Everyday Ways To Save Money
October 9, 2021
In today's economy, day-to-day living is becoming increasingly expensive. Inflation makes it difficult to save. And yet we know that we must save if w...
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Kathryn Bowen FW21 Collection
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Kathryn Bowen FW21 Collection
October 9, 2021
Kathryn Bowen unveiled her namesake label with an inaugural made-to-order collection in 2018. A graduate of the London College of Fashion with experie...
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Rock, Fashion & Style
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Rock, Fashion & Style
October 9, 2021
Things are creeping ever so slowly back to normal. So much so that the act of sitting on our sofas, in our most comfortable soft clothes, judging red ...
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SO2 – October 10
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SO2 – October 10
October 9, 2021
First... Dawson's Creek alum Katie Holmes covers Les Femmes Publiques Issue 5 in Diotima's Crochet Web Top and Musa Lace Knit Queen Suit. The black an...
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October 9, 2021
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognised need of the human soul.” — Simone Weil, 1946 To be deeply rooted, in accordance with ...
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Pauline’s Ever-Evolving Garden
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Pauline’s Ever-Evolving Garden
October 2, 2021
“When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.” — Minnie Aumonier Pauline Blake's less-than- auspicious gardening s...
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SO2 – ROCK FAB
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SO2 – ROCK FAB
October 2, 2021
First Things First...On the red carpet for the premiere of the latest instalment of the James Bond series, No Time To Die, Rock-blooded, British actre...
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SPOTTED!!! – Walter Chin
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SPOTTED!!! – Walter Chin
October 2, 2021
Fashion Photographer Walter Chin was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to shopkeepers Tee Chin and Shirley Wong Sue Chin. His father was born in Jamaica, ...
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Scared To Invest? Start With Low-Risk Investments
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Scared To Invest? Start With Low-Risk Investments
October 2, 2021
When you think of the term “investing”, does it leave you feeling anxious? If you've been contemplating doing it but you're risk-averse, you should kn...
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Raheem Sterling presents 1692 at LFW
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Raheem Sterling presents 1692 at LFW
September 25, 2021
It's official! Jamaican-born, English professional footballer Raheem Sterling presented the debut collection for his new clothing line, 1692, at Londo...
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A Long Overdue Project A Long Overdue Project
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A Long Overdue Project A Long Overdue Project
September 25, 2021
“A garden should be in a constant state of fluid change, expansion, experiment, adventure; above all it should be an inquisitive, loving, but self-cri...
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Avoid This Retirement-Saving Trap
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Avoid This Retirement-Saving Trap
September 25, 2021
Let's take a minute to do something that women, especially Jamaican women, are often not encouraged to do: acknowledge the emotional strain we've all ...
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SO2 – September 26
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SO2 – September 26
September 25, 2021
First Things First... Brandon Blackwood's Medium Kuei Forest Green Lizard Print was spotted on the set of the HBO Max Sex and The City reboot, And Jus...
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La Rosa Negra
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La Rosa Negra
September 25, 2021
By Caffery Van Horne “This is my final self-funded collection... It is dedicated to my mom Audrey Powell and all the women of the Waltham Park Road ar...
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Living Your Best Life, Simply: Food Challenge
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Living Your Best Life, Simply: Food Challenge
September 18, 2021
In these times of uncertainty it is advisable, more than ever, to spend your money wisely. This means that conscious decisions must be made for every ...
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Sammy B’s Love Letter To Yaad
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Sammy B’s Love Letter To Yaad
September 18, 2021
“The collection started in my head during a trip, in July 2020, to Geejam Hotel, Portland, Jamaica. I was with co-owner Jon Baker's children Troy and ...
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SO2
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First Things First... What do you do when your BFF is supermodel Jasmine Tookes and she's getting married in Quito, Ecuador and wants all 12 of her br...
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A Shared Passion
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A Shared Passion
September 18, 2021
Although now relocated from the cool, salubrious climes of Stony Hill, Jacinth Byles informs the Style Observer that the passion is still there. “We h...
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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